那有以为题的,类似的英语演讲稿?急.

那有以为题的,类似的英语演讲稿?急.
我最近要稿一个英语演讲比赛强制参加,不然平时成绩就过不去啊

The Value of Hard Work
For me, nothing says "incompetent" like a person who has lived twenty years and has yet to be employed. There aren't any collegiate courses that teach students how to balance twenty pounds of food and dishes on your shoulder, or on how to deal with the long lines of angry customers at Giant Eagle on the day before Thanksgiving. On occasion, some people will react with surprise and express words of sympathy when I tell them I work often and go to school even more; to this, I rest easy knowing that I am hardly the one getting the short end of the stick.
Working and going to school is not the travesty that people make it out to be. For example, working during high school can have a positive impact on a college student's sense of motivation and time management skills. In moderation, being employed during teenage years can improve how a person performs academically. Having a job teaches commitment, responsibility, competition and performance under pressure - all valuable traits needed to succeed at a school like Ohio State.
Statistics support the idea that working full time during school can lead to higher dropout rates; but I am tempted to question if these statistics are suffering from the "which came first, the chicken or the egg" conundrum. Social scientists have yet to discern what comes first in this high-school drop-out scenario: whether it is the lack of motivation and distaste for education that could result in increased hours of work, or that, whether, in some, increased hours from work lead to distaste for education. My reason directs me to believe the majority of drop-outs suffer from the former.
To be fair, for some people the answer lies somewhere in the middle, considering circumstances for young adults tend to fall all over the map. But in most cases, with appropriate time-management and a certain degree of ambition to succeed, working during one's high school years are likely to reap positive rewards that will lend to a student's success later down the road.
Whether it's five hours a week or forty, employment is a must-have for any college student's resume. Post graduates who have a strong employment history are more appealing to potential employers and the presence of previous employment can make-or-break potential job offers. Even a menial job at a fast food restaurant can be beneficial. Stable employment is valuable regardless of the specific job. Also, the customer service skills a person develops when employed as such are incredibly useful for interviewing, networking, and interacting with others.
An increasing number of students are forced to work because they pay for their own education; I am a person who falls under this category. To be honest, I look at self-paid tuition as more beneficial compared to the other option - parent-paid. Independence and self-sufficiency should be celebrated, not denigrated. As the number of students who pay for their own education rises each year, so do tuition costs. Although it involves years of debt and extremely hard work, paying for one's own tuition can be an incredible personal and financial experience.
Why? Self-financed tuition is a motivator. It forces a person to place a material value upon their education and links them more closely to their performance. Taking out loans and receiving extended lines of credit are two skills that I have mastered and I am comfortable with that. I look forward to the day that I am handed my college diploma and will take pleasure in my individual achievements. By paying for my education, I am holding myself accountable for everything that happens during the years I spend in school. Personally, I hate paying premium prices for a low-quality product; consequently, I strive on a regular basis to make my time at Ohio State as productive as possible, so as not receive a low-quality diploma and a sub-par resume.
This is not to say that a person who has the benefit of going to college with the full, or even partial, assistance of their parents will necessarily be a lazy student or an ungrateful child - there are certainly people out there, some of whom are friends of mine, that have performed well in college, worked hard, and did so without having to work a full-time waitering job or packing on years of school loan debt. The point I am trying to make is that for those who have had to take on employment to get themselves through school, those people are forced to accept a greater level of responsibility for how they perform in their formative college years.
This level of responsibility that one gains is an excellent indicator of success when applying for graduate school or going on the job hunt, as it gives your employer a sense of your history, your will to succeed, and that you are willing to put your nose to the grinder to get what you want. This kind of achievement is something to celebrate, not to pity.
Paying my own bills and battling Sallie Mae over loan disbursements can sometimes be very scary, but these sometimes frustrating battles contribute to the unique sense of achievement and self-progress I feel when I know that I have taken full responsibility to shape my future.
Many students are diligent and incredibly ambitious, juggling several things at once including class and a job, and it will likely be these students who will truly be able to handle the real life challenges that they will experience soon after graduation. For these skills, experience, and the future boasting rights for interviews, I am glad to don my apron and roll up my sleeves.
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